All the headlines from our AM Best Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 8 2011 // Profitability soared by 49 percent and policyholder dividends were up 73 percent for captive insurance entities followed by rating analysts at A.M. Best in 2010.According to an A.M. Best special report, captives’...
Aug 3 2011 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a-” of...
Jul 26 2011 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘B+’ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of...
Jul 25 2011 // A.M. Best Co. announced that Stefan Holzberger has joined A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited as managing director, analytics. He will be based in London and will report directly to Roger Sellek, CEO –...
Jun 30 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Michigan-based Intrepid Insurance Company, both with stable outlooks. The ratings...
Jun 28 2011 // The head of property and casualty insurance carrier Dallas National Insurance Co. has responded to the recent downgrade of the company’s ratings by A.M. Best, stating that the company is fiscally conservative and...
Jun 23 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company, the Columbus Ohio-based property/casualty...
Jun 23 2011 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a-” to International General Insurance Company (UK) Limited...
Jun 22 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) and senior debt ratings to “a” from “a-” for Zurich-based ACE Limited and ACE INA Holdings Inc. Best has also upgraded the ICR to...
Jun 21 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B (Fair) from B++ (Good) and issuer credit rating to “bb” from “bbb” of Dallas National Insurance Co. (DNIC) in Dallas, Texas. The...
Jun 21 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to “a-” from “a” of Springfield Fire & Casualty Co. of Springfield, Ill....
Jun 17 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has placed under review with developing implications the financial strength rating of ‘C’ (Weak) and issuer credit ratings of “ccc” of Florida-based United Automobile Insurance Group...
Jun 15 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and issuer credit rating of “aa-” of Lititz Mutual Insurance Pool, which includes the...
Jun 14 2011 // The Vietnamese insurance industry is expected to experience significant change within the coming years as it continues to open up to foreign insurers, and the country’s regulatory framework evolves.Vietnam’s...
Jun 13 2011 // Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. and Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings, AG on Sunday signed a merger agreement that will create a leading, global specialty insurance and reinsurance company. The combined entity will have...
Jun 10 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘C++’ (Marginal) from ‘B-‘ (Fair) and issuer credit rating to “b” from “bb-” of New York’s Park Insurance...
Jun 2 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A+ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a+” from “aa-” of Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance...
Jun 2 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has commented that the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of “a-” of Doctors Company Insurance Group (TDC) and its members, led by The Doctors...
May 31 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” for Minnesota-based Benchmark Insurance...
May 27 2011 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘B+’ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of...